Quote Originally Posted by quattrohead View Post
I agree, the ATA should be a guest device after the router. Too much to go wrong otherwise.
When I switched to DSL from cable a while back, I first set up the DSL modem to handle the PPPoE and fed it into the router. I did not have very good results..quirky everything..drop outs, etc.
I then made mt DSL modem bridged and fed it to my wireless router that took care of the PPPoE. I simply connected from a router port to my ATA and haven't had a connectivity problem since.

I was waiting for Tim to ask me to do some experimenting with the 502, but all is working so well I am leery.
By the way, the 286 did not give me good results...even after trying every kind of hookup...having a firmware upgrade done on line by VOIPo..doing all kinds of tweaking, etc.

I will of course run the 502 through the paces in order to see what happens and maybe discover some tweaks or information that might be of help to Tim and others..